Major Premise: Sixty Men Can Do A Piece Of Work Sixty Times As Quickly As One Man.

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Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly
as one man.

Minor Premise: One man can dig a posthole in sixty seconds.

Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a posthole in one second.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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